Professor Raphael Mechoulam: Father of Cannabis Research Dead at 92

On March 9th, 2023 Raphael Mechoulam passed away at the age of 92 however, he has a legacy that will never die. He has been named the father of cannabis research for his pioneering and research into this overly restricted drug. “Most of the human and scientific knowledge about cannabis was accumulated thanks to Prof. Mechoulam,” - Hebrew University President Asher Cohen. “He paved the way for groundbreaking studies and initiated scientific cooperation between researchers around the world. Mechoulam was a sharp-minded and charismatic pioneer.”

Mechoulam is best known for his work in the isolation, structure elucidation and total synthesis of THC(Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol). He also synthesized CBD (cannabidiol) and CBG (cannabigerol). Raphael Mechoulam published more than 450 scientific articles. Being a prolific researcher he got the ball rolling in terms of communication between scientists and broadening the general acceptance of the plant as something other than an illegal drug and started broadening scientific minds to the miracle of cannabis.

In 2017 Mechoulam helped form The Hebrew University Multidisciplinary Center for Cannabinoid Research allowing for more researchers to continue their multi pronged analysis into everything cannabis has to offer. While we study this plant we’re also learning more about ourselves as human beings. How we react to the plant, how different parts of our body respond like our endocannabinoid system, CB1 and CB2 receptors, and many more things to come.

Raphael Mechoulam has been Honored and awarded multiple times for his contributions to our knowledge, and our community as a whole. Professor Mechoulam contributed the first pioneering steps into cannabis research in our age. He has provided through his efforts the majority of human and scientific knowledge on cannabis. We look forward to years more of communication and research happening into Cannabis and all it has to offer. A sincere thank you to Professor Raphael Mechoulam; the more we know the more we can destigmatize a plant that was wrongfully used to incite hate crimes that has had a severe negative generational impact on America.

Cannabis Plant Care

Its clone season, and we're not talkin about the troopers, we're talkin about the plant. It has been said that if you can grow tomatoes you can grow your own cannabis plants. So why not give your green thumb a try on some of the nicest Tissue culture clones available.

Tissue Culture clones are back in. What makes Tissue Culture clones better than regular clones? The similarity they hold to the parent clone. They're cuttings of the same plant so there is very little genetic variation from one clone to the next. For a quick rundown you can watch this video for the basics of care. (No sponsorship with this products they're using, we just found great information from this video) How to Grow Video

Equipment that you may want for an indoor grow you'll want a growbag or pot large enough to hold your plant at the height you want it to be. A grow tent, fan, air flow in and out of the tent, a grow light that you can control how much light the plant is getting.

Once you pick up your clone from us you'll know that it is in the vegetative state. It will stay in the vegetative state as long as it gets more than 12 hours a day of light. Most growers will provide 16 to 24 hours of light because cannabis plants don't need a night cycle during the vegetative state. When it is about half the size you're looking for you'll want to change it to 12 hours of light per day which will trigger the flower stage. The flowering stage will cause a burst of growth where it will double in size. When your plant begins flowering you'll want to switch fertilizer to something high with phosphorous. known as either a bloom of flower fertilizer it is used to promote the growth of fruits, flowers and in our case better buds.

As flowers begin to appear, they'll cluster together to form colas, as they form they'll form the trichomes which is where the bulk of the cannabinoids come from. Trichomes start to become cloudy and is a sign that the plant is ready to be harvested. during this time the plant is also at its most fragrant.

Microscopic look at cannabis by @tardibabe on Instagram.

Even more details about Cannabis and growing indoors from this video here.

Americans favor Joints over Cigs

In a recent study done by the CDC 57% of American adults would support a policy prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products. Where another study done by Pew Research 59% of American adults believe marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational use, an additional 30% believed it should be legalized for medical use alone, and only 10% of Americans believe marijuana should not be legal at all. Many believe that completely banning tobacco isn't the answer, since marijuana has slowly been working to over turn its own ban, and the past experience we had with the abolition of alcohol the more logical course of action is to continue to put restrictions on tobacco companies to continue to make their product safer and less harmful to the individuals using the product. Much like how we have the OLCC in Oregon to over see Cannabis and the products containing it are safe for consumption we should have a similar board working to regulate tobacco into a safer, less addictive, and less deadly form. For more information check out the original article from THE HILL.

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